Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

Hey folks, Opened my pool this weekend and the water was really dirt (dark green, couldn't see bottom). It's looking pretty good now and is just...

I am considering the use of a rubber coupling on 2' pvc on the intake side of my pump. Is this advisable?

Well I opened the pool last weekend and everything looked great. I vacuumed the pool yesterday and woke up to a pool at least 4 inches lower than...

In the winter, when the pool cover is on the pool, wind whips it and the straps holding it down rub on the coating of the coping until the aluminum...

I want to bring my stabilizer level down in my 23000 gal inground pool. How much water can I remove before I risk problems with the vinyl liner?

i have an inground pool with vinyl liner that is 15 years old. when i opened the pool yesterday, i noticed it does have about a 4 inch tear above...

Hi I have a concrete deck around my pool and it borders with shrubs and flower beds. Every year it gets dirty (blackish color) and I need to...

Good Morning All, I desperately need your advise/suggestions on how to deal with ripped in ground liner. I have a 16x36 rectangular in ground pool....

I have a 30,000 gallon IG pool with a 244T hayward sand filter. My pool is losing about 2" of water a day out of a 3/4" pipe. It is not the waste...

I have air bubbles coming back through the return jets. I did not have the problem until about a month or so ago. I have checked the fittings and...

i'm going to help my daughter replace their inground pool liner. when we pulled the old liner out, there were some small roots under the liner,like...

Hi everyone. This is our second attempt to make our 16 x 32 vinyl lined , stee wall IG pool work. We bought this place as part of an estate sale and...

I'm going to try to fix a few liner wrinkles towards the top of my water line and just want to make sure I"m doing it right. I have a 24ft A/G with a...

Wanted to thank you all for this site. We're still finishing up the landscaping, arbor attached to our home, and cool-decking but here she is with...

My pump motor was getting sluggish starting back in the fall before I closed. When it was time to start, the motor would hum for several seconds...

5 years ago I used the expert pool knowledge of this forum to answer questions when I put in my first and probably last in-ground vinyl liner pool....

All, we have finally started the process of contacting pool builders to get quotes for a pool build in Princeton, NJ. I'll post more info and...

2008 Already!! Happy New Years. My 1st quarter project will be to install 1200sqft of travertine stone surrounding the pool and back patio. Tile...

Each of the 3 years we've owned our pool, we have had occasional instances when the liner lifts in the same area of the deep end of the pool. The...

Got my new liner, and have taken out the old one. Now I have a few questions before I proceed. 1. Algae, mold, or mildew on walls and floor...

I want to get solar, but don't want to drop $6k doing it. I am interested in buying the panels and installing it myself. I saw a kit at Costco by...

I have a 20 x 40 oval vinyl sport pool. It gets covered with a solid cover in the fall and which stays on until late spring or early summer when...

In between the brick that lines the pool and the cement sidewalk/patio, there is a gap to allow for expansion. Apparently whatever was in there...

I am fortunate in that I am able to purchase 1 x 1 glass tile at a good discount for our 9000 gal pool. A tile installer friend will install for...

Is there anyway that you can clean a pump from scale and rust safely and effectively. Muriatic acid could be used to clean the pump but that would...

Hey folks, I currently have an 18X36 in-ground vinyl pool. No heater or anything. I was thinking about installing a hot tub/jacuzzi to...

Maybe a silly question, but is there a way to mark swim lanes (on the pool itself) while a pool is filled? Maybe underwater tape? Any product...

I am in the process of refinishing an old pool with Ultraguard (will post photos and review when complete!). I was not planning to replace the...